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no, it's worse -- look, our taxes are about to go up. not the taxes on our dividends though, right? that's a big part of our retirement. oh, no, it's dividends, too. the rate on our dividends would more than double. but we depend on our dividends to help pay our bills. we worked hard to save. well, the president and congress have got to work together to stop this dividend tax hike. before it's too late. with his wife, danielle, almost every weekend. derrell hasn't been able to visit his mom back east in a long time. [ shirley ] things are sometimes a little tight around the house. i wasn't able to go to the wedding. [ emily jo ] since derrell couldn't get home, we decided to bring home to him and then just gave him a little bit of help finding his way. ♪ [ laughs ] [ applause ] i love you. i love you, too. well, having a ton of locations doesn't hurt. and a santa to boot! [ chuckles ] right, baby. oh, sir. that is a customer. oh...sorry about that. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. fedex office. >>> if you're a family in debt, you don't keep spending. >> it shouldn
no, it's worse -- look, our taxes are about to go up. not the taxes on our dividends though, right? that's a big part of our retirement. oh, no, it's dividends, too. the rate on our dividends would more than double. but we depend on our dividends to help pay our bills. we worked hard to save. well, the president and congress have got to work together to stop this dividend tax hike. before it's too late. with his wife, danielle, almost every weekend. derrell hasn't been able to visit his mom...
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we want increased taxes. if republicans, if you guys want entitlement reforms, you need to name them. republicans are saying, the white house and democrats know what we want when it comes to medicare, when it comes to social security. they need to actually come out and pick them. democrats, on the other hand, are almost kind of like, no, you guys need to name this stuff first before we start talking about it. again, thomas, we really are in the stage right now where this is a lot more about pr. it's about press conferences rather than hard negotiating. which we won't reach until about mid-december. >> mark murray, thank you, sir. i appreciate it. >>> coming up in less than a half an hour from now, the start of the u.n. general assembly session that is expected to result in an overwhelming approval of a resolution recognizing palestine as a state. that resolution is strongly opposed by israel and the u.s. which failed n eed in its effor prevent today's vote. joining me now is israeli vice minister, silvan shal
we want increased taxes. if republicans, if you guys want entitlement reforms, you need to name them. republicans are saying, the white house and democrats know what we want when it comes to medicare, when it comes to social security. they need to actually come out and pick them. democrats, on the other hand, are almost kind of like, no, you guys need to name this stuff first before we start talking about it. again, thomas, we really are in the stage right now where this is a lot more about pr....
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capital gains tax. and you even have me going, okay, so what is wrong with the party that believes in free enterprise, that believes in fair play, that believes in working-class americans being able to work hard and start their own businesses? and create their own new jobs and hire their own people? what's wrong with raising the capital gains tax from 15% to 20%? what's wrong with warren buffett's idea of having a minimum tax for the super rich of 30%? so people making the type of money warren buffett makes, the type of money that mitt romney makes, the type of money that bill gates makes. those people aren't paying 14% taxes when the rest of americans are carrying the full load. >> i think to your point about the party on this issue, absolutely. i think the party has a window now to come to the table in an honest way to be, again, the party of the middle class. more importantly, joe, to be the party of the poor, to make the argument of elevating people out of poverty into ownership through our tax syst
capital gains tax. and you even have me going, okay, so what is wrong with the party that believes in free enterprise, that believes in fair play, that believes in working-class americans being able to work hard and start their own businesses? and create their own new jobs and hire their own people? what's wrong with raising the capital gains tax from 15% to 20%? what's wrong with warren buffett's idea of having a minimum tax for the super rich of 30%? so people making the type of money warren...
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like the earned income tax credit. and you were talking about not only a lot of retirees, you're talking about the entire enlisted corp, the united states military and it was an awful statement. and i think he paid a tremendous price for it. it just as you conceive of a presidential campaign you don't want to push people out in a way. it's not a zero sum game where in order to get 50 plus 1 we're going to stigmatize 47%. politics is a game of addition. this is what david and the obama campaign understood so brilliantly is how do we assemble a coalition of voters to get a majority of the vote? and i do think if you look at that coalition that's been assembled i suspect it will be enduring for some time in the way the reagan coalition was and the obama coalition will be. but it was a bad moment for the romney campaign in this election. >> david mentioned in his opening remarks 47%. it was co-incidentle i think that president obama last 47% and you said that the 47% mr. romney was refering to was republicans. that was coi
like the earned income tax credit. and you were talking about not only a lot of retirees, you're talking about the entire enlisted corp, the united states military and it was an awful statement. and i think he paid a tremendous price for it. it just as you conceive of a presidential campaign you don't want to push people out in a way. it's not a zero sum game where in order to get 50 plus 1 we're going to stigmatize 47%. politics is a game of addition. this is what david and the obama campaign...
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his tax cuts were far bigger than his tax increases. and the so-called amnesty in the time of the cold war. a lot of people were fleeing communism in nicaragua and in cuba and even then extremely strict regulations for gaining american citizenship. >> i guess the question i have, and you talk about conservatism, the basis of it, part of it is to be inflexible. >> and that's fine. but i think you wrote at one time, one of the marks of conservatism, these principles, and you have to be inflexible about it. when does pragmatism come in. i'm at 70%? >> i suppose at a time of national crisis and a time of war, doing world war ii we have to set aside certain things. we are not in that situation. these are relatively small problems. the problem with the republican party, as i said before, it's not making the case of its principles which is about less government and more freedom. you see nothing coming from the republican -- >> romney's entire message in the last three months of the campaign. now we could argue that he didn't do a good job the
his tax cuts were far bigger than his tax increases. and the so-called amnesty in the time of the cold war. a lot of people were fleeing communism in nicaragua and in cuba and even then extremely strict regulations for gaining american citizenship. >> i guess the question i have, and you talk about conservatism, the basis of it, part of it is to be inflexible. >> and that's fine. but i think you wrote at one time, one of the marks of conservatism, these principles, and you have to...
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no, tax all their income. so they've signalled even worse options than just voting for the big tax cut they're going to get to vote for on january 3rd. >> thank you both for joining me. >> thank you. >>> coming up, is america ready for bush 3.0? and the politics of attacking susan rice. why senators might be interested in preventing her being nominated as secretary of state. could the massachusetts senate seat have anything to do with it? and in the rewrite, what republicans do not understand about hispanic voters and why that means democrats will keep winning. new trident layers juicy berry + tangy tangerine is a thrilling, dual-flavored ride to mouth fun-town. but it's not like everyone is going to break into a karaoke jam session. ♪ this will literally probably never happen. he loves risk. but whether he's climbing everest, scuba diving the great barrier reef with sharks, or jumping into the market, he goes with people he trusts, which is why he trades with a company that doesn't nickel and dime him with
no, tax all their income. so they've signalled even worse options than just voting for the big tax cut they're going to get to vote for on january 3rd. >> thank you both for joining me. >> thank you. >>> coming up, is america ready for bush 3.0? and the politics of attacking susan rice. why senators might be interested in preventing her being nominated as secretary of state. could the massachusetts senate seat have anything to do with it? and in the rewrite, what...
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no, tax all their income. so they've signalled even worse options than just voting for the big tax cut they're going to get to vote for on january 3rd. >> thank you both for joining me. >> thank you. >>> coming up, is america ready for bush 3.0? and the politics of attacking susan rice. why senators might be interested in preventing her being nominated as secretary of state. could the massachusetts senate seat have anything to do with it? and in the rewrite, what republicans do not understand about hispanic voters and why that means democrats will keep winning. >>> is america ready for bush 3.0? not tonight, but will 51% of american voters be ready for bush 3.0 in 2016? what jeb bush is doing this week to get them ready, that's coming up. and republicans can continue the attacks on susan rice. one senate seat. that's next. with the spark cash card from capital one, olaf gets great rewards for his small business! pizza! [ garth ] olaf's small business earns 2% cash back on every purchase, every day! helium deli
no, tax all their income. so they've signalled even worse options than just voting for the big tax cut they're going to get to vote for on january 3rd. >> thank you both for joining me. >> thank you. >>> coming up, is america ready for bush 3.0? and the politics of attacking susan rice. why senators might be interested in preventing her being nominated as secretary of state. could the massachusetts senate seat have anything to do with it? and in the rewrite, what...
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when you tax something usually get less of it, like cigarette taxes to curb smoking or carbon tax to curb carbon emissions. financial advisers say individual investors are considering doing their investing elsewhere. other countries because of the higher taxes. now, the investing mobile bullies that wealthy folks should have to pay a minimum tax. look. there is alrady an alternative minimum tax set up with just that idea, to catch of the scofflaws who don't pay their fair share. unfortunately the brain surgeons on capitol hill have never in next the tax for inflation. knight captures 4 million americans, many of which it would be a strain to consider wealthy. even if you had of -- led all the bush tax cut expired the renue would only fund the government for eight half day aid now have days. we nd a better solution than that. the comments are based on the idea that there are no unintended consequences of government policy. people embrace changes, and the world keeps on spending. i believe that results would be catastrophic. capital flight to my jobs left unfilled, weaken the economy,
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increases, 56% say we should raise tax on the wealthy. him going on the road is, what, to energize this and not leave it in washington like what was done before? is he learning from his mistakes of last time around? >> yeah, i think that's right. this is about learning. and this is -- he's basically undoing what he did wrong in the selling of obama care. he merely assumed that the policy would sell itself, leaving it up to congress to negotiate. and the republicans in many respects ate his lunch on that and really won the debate here. this is the way george w. bush ran his presidency. whether you liked or didn't like george w. bush, he was always out there being a salesman. it's the reality that we live in a entire campaign. it is strictly the only way to do this business. >> now, it would seem also, victoria, that the president is in a better position to really make his case. his approval rating is 52%. congress's approval rating is only 18%. so with him on the road with that kind of gap in who has the higher approval numbers, which is n
increases, 56% say we should raise tax on the wealthy. him going on the road is, what, to energize this and not leave it in washington like what was done before? is he learning from his mistakes of last time around? >> yeah, i think that's right. this is about learning. and this is -- he's basically undoing what he did wrong in the selling of obama care. he merely assumed that the policy would sell itself, leaving it up to congress to negotiate. and the republicans in many respects ate...
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no, it's worse -- look, our taxes are about to go up. not the taxes on our dividends though, right? that's a big part of our retirement. oh, no, it's dividends, too. the rate on our dividends would more than double. but we depend on our dividends to help pay our bills. we worked hard to save. well, the president and congress have got to work together to stop this dividend tax hike. before it's too late. prego?! but i've bought ragu for years. [ thinking ] wonder what other questionable choices i've made? i choose date number 2! whooo! [ sigh of relief ] [ male announcer ] choose taste. choose prego. constipated? yeah. mm. some laxatives like dulcolax can cause cramps. but phillips' caplets don't. they have magnesium. for effective relief of occasional constipation. thanks. [ phillips' lady ] live the regular life. phillips'. >>> welcome back. the first glimpse of the president's strategy to rally support for his plan to raise taxes on people that make over $250,000. today the president hosts small business owners, but the big event perhaps is friday. that's when the president takes
no, it's worse -- look, our taxes are about to go up. not the taxes on our dividends though, right? that's a big part of our retirement. oh, no, it's dividends, too. the rate on our dividends would more than double. but we depend on our dividends to help pay our bills. we worked hard to save. well, the president and congress have got to work together to stop this dividend tax hike. before it's too late. prego?! but i've bought ragu for years. [ thinking ] wonder what other questionable choices...
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the typical middle-class family with two children would see a $2200 tax increase next year if the tax cuts are not extended. that will hit their pocketbook. that would reduce consumption by 1.7 percentage points and reduce gdp growth by 1.4 percentage points and would be a big hit to retailers. we calculate that about $200 billion less would be spent next year than would otherwise be the case if the tax cuts for the middle class are not extended. and just to put that in perspective, that's about four times as much as spent over black friday weekend. >> why isn't there more action? we don't see the leaders coming to the hill, we don't see any meetings. what is going on perhaps behind the scenes because mitch mcconnell, among others, critics of the president, of course, were saying where is the presidential engagement. why is he going out to the public and continuing a political campaign to drum up support and not engaging one on one, meeting with the leaders again? >> well, the president has been very much engaged in these issues and he's been engaged for the last several years. he's m
the typical middle-class family with two children would see a $2200 tax increase next year if the tax cuts are not extended. that will hit their pocketbook. that would reduce consumption by 1.7 percentage points and reduce gdp growth by 1.4 percentage points and would be a big hit to retailers. we calculate that about $200 billion less would be spent next year than would otherwise be the case if the tax cuts for the middle class are not extended. and just to put that in perspective, that's...
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they'll also be gone with the middle-class tax cuts. two years ago the republicans tried to hold the president hostage and said listen, if you don't give us the bush high-end tax cuts we're not giving you the middle-class tax cuts. the president ju jitsued that into a second stimulus. the president this time around has a little advantage. he can let all tax cuts expire on december 31st which is what democrats are advocating, first week in januariry when the congress comes back in, he can say, guys, we have 98% of the public i want to give tax cuts to right now, we can keep arguing about the top 2 but do this right now for the 98%. how come you're not with me on this? that's i think is a card for him to play heavy and gives him an advantage over the spending cuts and debt ceiling issues that will come up. >> justin, let's talk a little bit about the effects of a tax cut for high-income earners on the economy. there is this supposition, in fact i would call it bedrock republican philosophy economically speaking if you cut rates for top ea
they'll also be gone with the middle-class tax cuts. two years ago the republicans tried to hold the president hostage and said listen, if you don't give us the bush high-end tax cuts we're not giving you the middle-class tax cuts. the president ju jitsued that into a second stimulus. the president this time around has a little advantage. he can let all tax cuts expire on december 31st which is what democrats are advocating, first week in januariry when the congress comes back in, he can say,...
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than a million dollars, minimum tax you have to pay it before you do the tax reform. too many competing interests to get it done immediately. interesting man. we'll have more from him. >>> to republican politics, new jersey's governor chris christie has said he will run for re-election. his popularity has been rising since superstorm sandy. a new poll shows christie's job approval rating has just 21 points in the past month, record poll shows 67% of new jersey voters give him a favorable rating. cbs news political director john dickerson with us this morning. good morning. >> good morning, charlie. >> what do you think about governor christie and this rise in polls and what he has to say to his fellow republicans about what happened during the election campaign? >> well he is locking in gains sort of. he has had this successful response to the hurricane, now announcing his re-election for governor. basically saying we have to tip the rebuilding we've been doing the last several weeks. in terms of his future ambitions in the republican party, there has been some blowba
than a million dollars, minimum tax you have to pay it before you do the tax reform. too many competing interests to get it done immediately. interesting man. we'll have more from him. >>> to republican politics, new jersey's governor chris christie has said he will run for re-election. his popularity has been rising since superstorm sandy. a new poll shows christie's job approval rating has just 21 points in the past month, record poll shows 67% of new jersey voters give him a...
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i'm the anti-tax guy, and 98% of the people in the republican caucus are the anti-tax guy. we think americans are taxed too much. and if you want us to vote to raise to increase taxes, then you're going to have to come with a lot of spending cuts. thatst the b 's the basis of his power. >> there will be tax increases and a lot of republicans will vote for them. you can call them revenue changes. last year before the election, john boehner was on the record in negotiations with the president saying we'll increase revenue by 800. all that means is you're raising taxes. >> they're not going to do that without a lot of cuts, are they? >> no, no, they're going to probably get cuts, the size of sequestration, which is $1.2 trillion, which is exactly the size of the tax increase that the president's going to demand. >> that's where grover's not unique. you've got people protecting medicare, other entitlements, max baucus saying you can't touch the estate tax. and at the end of the day, do you have a deal here? >> just to underline this, willie, grover is not the nra, doesn't have
i'm the anti-tax guy, and 98% of the people in the republican caucus are the anti-tax guy. we think americans are taxed too much. and if you want us to vote to raise to increase taxes, then you're going to have to come with a lot of spending cuts. thatst the b 's the basis of his power. >> there will be tax increases and a lot of republicans will vote for them. you can call them revenue changes. last year before the election, john boehner was on the record in negotiations with the...
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tax problem worth having, the tax bill on a record $425 million powerball jackpot that's up for grabs wednesday night. people across the country are dreaming. >> and we all know the chances are beyond slim. i think, the money you are putting down is for the fantasy. just that moment, you go, "man if i won this, wouldn't that be great." you're buying that moment of escape. not buying a real shot. >> you're very familiar with fantasizing, right? >> oh, yeah. >> money. winning. >> helps you get through the day. >>> and later they're back. 'tis the season for my favorite family, the griswolds, what got them together for 30 seconds after 23 years. can't believe it's been that long. details on what they're doing coming up in "the skinny." if you do not like national lampoon's "christmas vacation." you have no soul. funniest holiday movie ever. love the griswolds. >> coming from a man who has a heart as big as the grinch. no, i'm kidding. you've got a big heart. >> thank you. >>> but first we begin with a slushy ride to work for millions of commuters in the northeast. many towns blanketed in
tax problem worth having, the tax bill on a record $425 million powerball jackpot that's up for grabs wednesday night. people across the country are dreaming. >> and we all know the chances are beyond slim. i think, the money you are putting down is for the fantasy. just that moment, you go, "man if i won this, wouldn't that be great." you're buying that moment of escape. not buying a real shot. >> you're very familiar with fantasizing, right? >> oh, yeah. >>...
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that wasn't his tax policy. you can have financial problems from printing too much money and inflation under carter, not just high tax rates but inflation. if buffet goes back and looks at how the kennedy years did after the marginal tax rate cuts and the reagan years, he'd understand that economic growth -- you know, he says he made a lot of money selling bonds. the question is how many money the people who invested in those bonds made, we need economic growth and not higher taxes. if the government taking a dollar aaway, that dollar is not available to be invested. the return on that dollar is zero. for buffet to not understand if you take money out of the economy it's gone is a little bit odd. he's willing to write it. if he wants to write a check, he should write a check and shut up about what everyone else should do. >> the richest guy in america things he should make more taxes. >> then do so. >> fwri in policies that make all people do that. grover as always combative fun and good to talk with you. a man
that wasn't his tax policy. you can have financial problems from printing too much money and inflation under carter, not just high tax rates but inflation. if buffet goes back and looks at how the kennedy years did after the marginal tax rate cuts and the reagan years, he'd understand that economic growth -- you know, he says he made a lot of money selling bonds. the question is how many money the people who invested in those bonds made, we need economic growth and not higher taxes. if the...
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he sees you know, create a carbon tax, you could get higher taxings on a more efficient system and people would be okay to do that and he sees here that if you use tax reform to raise revenues, you can't use it to lower rates and he is right. that's why the white house is saying in the clip you plays from carney earl yes, they are not very open to letting tax reform to be the only way we get new revenue. >> grover wants smaller government and he adopted the star of the beast strategy of. thank you for joining me. coming up, the republican party looks for ways to avoid having michele bachmann or anyone like her ever be a front-runner again for that party's presidential nomination. karen finney and david corn will join me on that. later, pat robertson thinks athiests are miserable and want christians to be unhappy. a very happy atheist will bring him wrong. i always wait until the last minute. can i still ship a gift in time for christmas? yeah, sure you can. great. where's your gift? uh... whew. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. ship fedex express by december 22nd for chris
he sees you know, create a carbon tax, you could get higher taxings on a more efficient system and people would be okay to do that and he sees here that if you use tax reform to raise revenues, you can't use it to lower rates and he is right. that's why the white house is saying in the clip you plays from carney earl yes, they are not very open to letting tax reform to be the only way we get new revenue. >> grover wants smaller government and he adopted the star of the beast strategy of....
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and if this fiscal cliff is allowed to happen on january 1, your taxes, my taxes, everybody's taxes go up. and on that point, let's continue. top of the hour, i'm brooke baldwin. i want to begin with the fiscal cliff. because other news here, you have republican senator saxby chambliss, a two-term conservative from the red state south, but just this past weekend, the tea party nation website labeled him, i'm quoting, worthless and a liar. what did he say to deserve these words? he said he's willing to break the no tax pledge that he made when he first ran for office. and guess what? now he has company. fellow republican senators lindsey graham and bob corker say that under the right circumstances, they too are willing to break ranks. what is the republican world coming to? john avalon, straight to you, cnn contributor, writer for daily beast newsweek. i want to get your reaction to the news we heard from jay carney, we now know the president has spoken by phone over the weekend with boehner and mcconnell. might this be progress? >> yes, it might be progress. that's a good thing. you go
and if this fiscal cliff is allowed to happen on january 1, your taxes, my taxes, everybody's taxes go up. and on that point, let's continue. top of the hour, i'm brooke baldwin. i want to begin with the fiscal cliff. because other news here, you have republican senator saxby chambliss, a two-term conservative from the red state south, but just this past weekend, the tea party nation website labeled him, i'm quoting, worthless and a liar. what did he say to deserve these words? he said he's...
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take the alternative minimum tax. if the inflation index isn't advanced for that and i believe republicans and democrats want to do it, 23 million middle class americans will have a 2,000 to 3,000 dollars tax increase on that alone. >> let me interrupt you for a second. i was making this point a little earlier when you start talking about these financial things, you know, the i don't want so say minutia but the more specifics of the negotiations and what the numbers mean and the two different sides will tell you that the numbers are different, it is kind of hard for the average person on who doesn't have an mba to figure out what's going on here. >>> john mccain is suggesting the republican party should focus on bigger issues and leave abortion alone. during an interview yesterday the senator said while he is proud of his pro-life position, there are bigger things to worry about like the economy and national security. police are admitting they missed a potentially key piece of evidence in the casey anthony murder inve
take the alternative minimum tax. if the inflation index isn't advanced for that and i believe republicans and democrats want to do it, 23 million middle class americans will have a 2,000 to 3,000 dollars tax increase on that alone. >> let me interrupt you for a second. i was making this point a little earlier when you start talking about these financial things, you know, the i don't want so say minutia but the more specifics of the negotiations and what the numbers mean and the two...
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exactly. >> it's not raising taxes. it is not raising the rate of taxes. it the is just cutting the -- the deduction for capping emissions on your jet. >> stephanie: i think the good news is the president has cut through that [ bleep ] he said if you come to me and say can we kind of do this and close the loophole and something that's not exactly a tax increase. he said no. we're wise to what you're talking about. >> that's the softening of rhetoric you're seeing on the right is in response to a president that now really has nothing to lose. so why not -- so why not at least try to sound reasonable, back off the radical positions. >> stephanie: yep. rudeness, are you delightful. as a post-holiday leftover or fresh. >> thank you. i'll be the stuffing in your turkey sandwich any time. >> stephanie: okay. all right then. all right. >> i'm glad nobody -- >> stephanie: i just made extra gravy. >> stephanie you won't ease miller! [ buzzer ] >> see what you made -- did to me rudeness? >> wow. >> stephanie: what's that about? >> you said it! >> stephanie: i don't
exactly. >> it's not raising taxes. it is not raising the rate of taxes. it the is just cutting the -- the deduction for capping emissions on your jet. >> stephanie: i think the good news is the president has cut through that [ bleep ] he said if you come to me and say can we kind of do this and close the loophole and something that's not exactly a tax increase. he said no. we're wise to what you're talking about. >> that's the softening of rhetoric you're seeing on the right...
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its taxes for everybody. you cannot bring down the debt with a $5 trillion in your accumulated over the last four years to pay it down. you need structure readjustment with the entitlements, also, with social security, medicare, medicaid, also, and, also, the tax reform. the republicans have talked about revenue coming in from growth jobs and getting the economy going. when you get the economy going, you get more money coming into the irs and treasury/ when more americans are at work, they are paying. i don't believe it -- it is , woodymr. norquist said, it is a pledge to the people. some of those senators wanting to raise -- wanting not to raise taxes, that pledge, they knew what would happen to them, they would get run out of state. first i want to see president obama's cards on the table. host: jerry is up next in st. charles, missouri. good morning. caller: one of the things i would like to talk about is the waste in government. i see it continuously in ads on. on a completely off as far as a meter for yo
its taxes for everybody. you cannot bring down the debt with a $5 trillion in your accumulated over the last four years to pay it down. you need structure readjustment with the entitlements, also, with social security, medicare, medicaid, also, and, also, the tax reform. the republicans have talked about revenue coming in from growth jobs and getting the economy going. when you get the economy going, you get more money coming into the irs and treasury/ when more americans are at work, they are...
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>> -- a millionaire's tax. is that what democrats are looking at? >> there are fantasies in both camps. on the one side, it is raising their rates on everybody who makes $250,000 will solve the problem. and the other side is the program that charles outlined. and then there is a third fantasy that the lobbying class in washington, which is much stronger than ever before, will simply be dead and not do anything to try to keep the loopholes they now have, or the preferences day out. >> will the democrats agree to a higher -- above $250,000? >> i do want to make a note aboutcharles's statement one half of washington being liberal. i thought that was a concession. >> if i were to think about the groupies, it would be three- quarters. >> we will talk about the groupies in the military later. i do want to say that nina is absolutely right. the reality is that you cannot do this painlessly. at the same time, all of the tribute that charles paid, and so deservedly so, to the reagan- o'neill plan had an element to that was truly an acceptable to every conser
>> -- a millionaire's tax. is that what democrats are looking at? >> there are fantasies in both camps. on the one side, it is raising their rates on everybody who makes $250,000 will solve the problem. and the other side is the program that charles outlined. and then there is a third fantasy that the lobbying class in washington, which is much stronger than ever before, will simply be dead and not do anything to try to keep the loopholes they now have, or the preferences day out....
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we have a little more than a month now to avoid triggering automatic tax increases, and massive budget cuts. one emerging point of contention, the president's signature affordable care act. in a cincinnati enquirer op-ed house speaker john boehner is calling for the law to be on the table in those negotiations. meantime a new political report says house republicans plan to vote next week on immigration legislation that would expand visas for foreign science and technology students. the plan would also make it easier for those with green cards to bring their immediate families to the u.s. >>> and this year's official christmas tree arrived at the white house friday with all the traditional fanfare atop a horse-drawn marriage. the 19 foot frasier fir is from north carolina. >>> joining me for more, white house correspondent for the hill, amy parnes. chief correspondent for mcclatchy newspaper steve selma. welcome to you both. >> thank you. >> steve, why don't you head on up here? i'm going to begin with amy. i want to read you part of speaker boehner's op-ed on fiscal cliff negotiations.
we have a little more than a month now to avoid triggering automatic tax increases, and massive budget cuts. one emerging point of contention, the president's signature affordable care act. in a cincinnati enquirer op-ed house speaker john boehner is calling for the law to be on the table in those negotiations. meantime a new political report says house republicans plan to vote next week on immigration legislation that would expand visas for foreign science and technology students. the plan...
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next an extreme case of preelectioublican idea of a tax increase in his state? to beef up the military personnel in case because president obamaotre-elected. one. thinking worst case scenario, civil unrest diso maybe, we're not talking a few riots and demonstrations. we'relevelington con cord, take up arms and get rid of the guy. he's going to send in troops. i don't want him in county. i'm going to stand in front o're not the sheriff, i've already asked him, are you going to back me? idea case twist.g with how president mother managed to convince us all that her son in kenya. >> i looked into that before he was sworn in for the presidency we went down into the library of congress and the of two newspapers in hawaii each published the birth of barac to fraudulently file the b notice of barack obama being born in hawaii. that doesn't mean there aren't some other explanati they may have announced that by telegram from kenya. the >> by neglected to consider the mother naming her son barack hussein obama might be a setback for the future running of the presidency in
next an extreme case of preelectioublican idea of a tax increase in his state? to beef up the military personnel in case because president obamaotre-elected. one. thinking worst case scenario, civil unrest diso maybe, we're not talking a few riots and demonstrations. we'relevelington con cord, take up arms and get rid of the guy. he's going to send in troops. i don't want him in county. i'm going to stand in front o're not the sheriff, i've already asked him, are you going to back me? idea case...
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did we go too right on taxes and immigration and foreign policy or where were too moderate, not ideological enough? one thing you can never be wrong on, if you lose you can't brag. if you lose, everything gets it, everything you did and nobody will admit he or she is wrong. gee reid managing editor of the grio. joy, you first and john jump m in here. seems like if you look at the trial balloons for 2016 you see the two directions of the party. people like rubio, down in florida, who's talking about the seven days of creation again. and then on the other end of the world, you have chris christie talking about how many days it's going to take us to clean up this mess from sandy. once living in the secular real world, off in the ideological, world that the right likes to get into. joy, you're shaking your head. they haven't decided to go sky high into the ideology with the old testament or become a more modern party. >> i think you picked the right person to focus on. marco rubio, be seems to be at the crossroads. there's three wings of the republican party, the evangelical right, business win
did we go too right on taxes and immigration and foreign policy or where were too moderate, not ideological enough? one thing you can never be wrong on, if you lose you can't brag. if you lose, everything gets it, everything you did and nobody will admit he or she is wrong. gee reid managing editor of the grio. joy, you first and john jump m in here. seems like if you look at the trial balloons for 2016 you see the two directions of the party. people like rubio, down in florida, who's talking...
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te goal is to bring in more revenue without raising tax rates, allowing both appears to say we stood our ground. high income tacks payers thaksed inco at the top rate. >>> a new arms race in cyber space. many governments are worried hat hackers could get into aeir mainframe computers, eurning to american companies ky, those that can be tricky, though. u.s. company needs a license from the state department before t can work for a foreign country. >>> usa today reports delve straighting drought is expected to last until e >>> we're looking very nice outside right now. the sun is up and looking good today. going to see a lot of sunshine throughout the entire day a few high clouds overhead. we have been seen patchy fog in the valleys. the temperatures now still chilly 39 degrees in santa rosa, 41 in san jose. 54 degrees in san francisco this afternoon, expecting lots of 60s. some places maybe sneaking into the low 70s. next couple of days going to be a beautiful weekend ahead other than some ground fog in the morning, lots of sunshine in the afternoon. >>> this national weather report sp
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they're paid for in a separate manner, through payroll taxes. so anybody that wants to do that is really holding the issue hostage. the other side is good at doing that. republicans have been very good at holding us hostage. we said to them at least pass the middle chas tax cuts and let's continue those and then we'll debate the other stuff. there is no compromising these ideologues. i want compromise. people want them to come together. if you hold the other issue or the other side hostage, it's not going to get done. i'm a little less optimistic than i was last week when i hear from staff and the discussions that are going on behind the scenes. i'm less optimistic about it. but i'm in there fighting for resolution. if we kick the can down the road, alex, this is the worst thing that we can do. it only builds up anxiety in the markets. >> i do get a sense people want resolution to all of this. bill pascrell of new jersey. >>> coming up top of the hour, we'll take you back live to israel and gaza with the latest on the developingtory there, on ef
they're paid for in a separate manner, through payroll taxes. so anybody that wants to do that is really holding the issue hostage. the other side is good at doing that. republicans have been very good at holding us hostage. we said to them at least pass the middle chas tax cuts and let's continue those and then we'll debate the other stuff. there is no compromising these ideologues. i want compromise. people want them to come together. if you hold the other issue or the other side hostage,...
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for us to be concerned about the potential for estate tax problems moving forward. >> greta: thank you for being with us tonight. go to gretawire.com and let us know what yo anticipated. that would be me making the final appearance. >> hello everyone, happy thanksgiving. and i'm andrea tan tareatearos, happy turkey day. the five of us are honored to be celebrating you. many of you traveled a long way to stay with loved ones. i hit the streets to talk to people to see if they were looking forward to going home for the holidays. ♪ like home, nowhere quite like home ♪ >> family time is coming up, the holidays, are you looking forward to seeing your family. >> i do, i look forward to seeing them. >> are you lying? >> no, i'm not. >> are is there any family members you're the not looking forward to see? >> i think i'm smart enough not to answer that question. >> there's always one in every family. >> we have a very close knit family and enjoy each other, i can't say that. >> my brother and i argue over stuffing, a little of that. >> sometimes things happen that are a little tense. >> th
for us to be concerned about the potential for estate tax problems moving forward. >> greta: thank you for being with us tonight. go to gretawire.com and let us know what yo anticipated. that would be me making the final appearance. >> hello everyone, happy thanksgiving. and i'm andrea tan tareatearos, happy turkey day. the five of us are honored to be celebrating you. many of you traveled a long way to stay with loved ones. i hit the streets to talk to people to see if they were...
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tax. why? because hispanics remain at the lower level of the economic planner, and they use government welfare programs at a very high rate. lou: i welcome this discussion, now being started by the republicans on reforming our immigration laws someone. but i hope that there is not a rush to judgment that somehow moves across this vast sea of facts and realities that have been avoided by both political parties. the american people really need to understand what is happening. the hispanic community needs and understand what is hapening. the idea that you are broaching here that this country should be selecting those it brings into the united states based on their skills, talents, that is going to be a tough sell minette land bridges there down south. >> absolutely, and that is why amnesty is very risky because it means that stopping the flow of illegal aliens from that land bridge is going to be even more difficult. lou:f there is to be an amnesty, it will be the third in the last 26 years.
tax. why? because hispanics remain at the lower level of the economic planner, and they use government welfare programs at a very high rate. lou: i welcome this discussion, now being started by the republicans on reforming our immigration laws someone. but i hope that there is not a rush to judgment that somehow moves across this vast sea of facts and realities that have been avoided by both political parties. the american people really need to understand what is happening. the hispanic...
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and comes as the advanced cliff and tax deductions for charitable giving and take a look at that. and black friday shopping, starts in hours. some are having a jump on the traditi traditional season and one is wal-mart, embroiled in an issue. we'll have a live report on that. and special report starts at 6 eastern. for now we'll take you back to "the five." ♪ ♪ don't know much about history ♪ ♪ don't know much biology >> are you ready? >> oh, anyway, don't know much about history? apparently not. you're not alone. dave mccollough, one of the greatest historians thinks we're on the path to illiteracy. >> we're raising children that are by and large historically illiterate. a young woman came up to me and said that until she'd heard me speak she never understood that the original 13 colonies were on the east coast and i thought, what are we doing that's so wrong, so pathetic. it's not their fault. it's our fault. when i say our fault, i don't mean just the parents and grandparents, we have to take part. >> well, here is a fact, and just one here, less than 20% of american st
and comes as the advanced cliff and tax deductions for charitable giving and take a look at that. and black friday shopping, starts in hours. some are having a jump on the traditi traditional season and one is wal-mart, embroiled in an issue. we'll have a live report on that. and special report starts at 6 eastern. for now we'll take you back to "the five." ♪ ♪ don't know much about history ♪ ♪ don't know much biology >> are you ready? >> oh, anyway, don't know...
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it had the highest taxes in the country, a $10 billion deficit, and a depressed economy when first-year governor chris christie took office. but after looking at the books, he decided to walk away from a long-planned and much-needed project with new york and the federal government to build a rail tunnel into manhattan. it would have helped the economy and given employment to 6,000 construction workers. lots of jobs. >> yeah. i canceled it. i mean, listen, the bottom line is, i don't have the money. and you know what? i can't pay people for those jobs if i don't have the money to pay them. where am i getting the money? i don't have it. i literally don't have it. >> this is going on all over the country. >> yes. of course it is. it's not like you can avoid it forever, 'cause it's here now, and we all know it's here, and the federal government doesn't have the money to paper over it anymore either for the states. the day of reckoning has arrived. that's it. and it's gonna arrive everywhere. time may vary a little bit depending upon which state you're in, but it's coming. >> and nowhere has
it had the highest taxes in the country, a $10 billion deficit, and a depressed economy when first-year governor chris christie took office. but after looking at the books, he decided to walk away from a long-planned and much-needed project with new york and the federal government to build a rail tunnel into manhattan. it would have helped the economy and given employment to 6,000 construction workers. lots of jobs. >> yeah. i canceled it. i mean, listen, the bottom line is, i don't have...
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no, it's worse -- look, our taxes are about to go up. not the taxes on our dividends though, right? that's a big part of our retirement. oh, no, it's dividends, too. the rate on our dividends would more than double. but we depend on our dividends to help pay our bills. we worked hard to save. well, the president and congress have got to work together to stop this dividend tax hike. before it's too late. >>> the elections just 16 days old, but the republican party is already looking to 2016. according to politico, more than two dozen republicans are already thinking about running for president. and joining me now from washington, democratic pollster margie, and republican strategist joe watkins. it's never too early, right, guys? let's get talking about this. joe, is the gop already making plans for 2016? at this point, if so, who would you say would be the party's best hope? >> the party has to start looking to 2016. we've suffered two losses now in '08 and again in '12. we've got to look at expanding the base. the republican party knows that you can't win going forward without wome
no, it's worse -- look, our taxes are about to go up. not the taxes on our dividends though, right? that's a big part of our retirement. oh, no, it's dividends, too. the rate on our dividends would more than double. but we depend on our dividends to help pay our bills. we worked hard to save. well, the president and congress have got to work together to stop this dividend tax hike. before it's too late. >>> the elections just 16 days old, but the republican party is already looking to...
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it is not conservatism bound to 35% tax rate. that is not one of the immutable principles of american conservatism. we want taxes to be as low as they can possibly be while running a government that is not bankrupt and in structural deficit for as far as the eye can see. you will have to see republican leaders step up here and meet the president's somewhere in the middle on this to get the country's fiscal path on a path to solvency so we can start to have economic growth again in the country. >> do you want to comment a little bit about what you expect from the next six weeks? not even six weeks? however many weeks it is now between -- between now and the start of this booklet. working in the white house limits what you can say, but how you see his plan at between now and january? >> steve is exactly right, all the you are seeing a very concerted members of the house dig in on a no revenues. it is good to see many republicans saying yes. i cannot get into a lot of details -- i think it is unrealistic to expect next week we will
it is not conservatism bound to 35% tax rate. that is not one of the immutable principles of american conservatism. we want taxes to be as low as they can possibly be while running a government that is not bankrupt and in structural deficit for as far as the eye can see. you will have to see republican leaders step up here and meet the president's somewhere in the middle on this to get the country's fiscal path on a path to solvency so we can start to have economic growth again in the country....
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then democrats come back in the early next year with middle class tax cut and restore the tax cuts for the middle class only. they leave that top 2% with their taxes up. that's smart politics. i think -- >> what about economically? >> i don't -- >> i want him to follow up on that, what you think would happen if joan's scenario played out. >> come on, jared. >> i think if it were clear to markets and clear to employers and all the other economic actors out there that a deal like joan described was in the offing, i think we would basically be fine. listen, the leverage is really important. joan has a point. the idea that income tax rates have to expire on the top 2% of households makes a ton of sense and a very important development here. it's bad for grover norquist but good for america and should be the end of asymmetrical tax policies where rates only go down, they never go up. that said, look, there may need to be some entitlements on the table. the president has already done so in his 2013 budget with medicare and medicaid. these are cuts largely to providers. they don't affect bene
then democrats come back in the early next year with middle class tax cut and restore the tax cuts for the middle class only. they leave that top 2% with their taxes up. that's smart politics. i think -- >> what about economically? >> i don't -- >> i want him to follow up on that, what you think would happen if joan's scenario played out. >> come on, jared. >> i think if it were clear to markets and clear to employers and all the other economic actors out there...
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we've passed it in the house to keep the tax rates where they are to stave this off for a moment. and democrats say we won't pass that because we want the rates to go up for the top bracket. so the question is, what does this opening move look like? i don't think there will be much agreement on even what the opening move looks like, moving forward. >> we don't want to be pessimistic, it is almost thanksgiving, let's all just wish each other happy thanksgiving, and wish all of our politicians to come back afterwards and just get some deals done. thank you both very much for joining me. >> thank you for having us. >> and we'll be right back. what a night, huh? but, um, can the test drive be over now? head back to the dealership? [ male announcer ] it's practically yours. but we still need your signature. volkswagen sign then drive is back. and it's never been easier to get a passat. that's the power of german engineering. get $0 down, $0 due at signing, $0 deposit, and $0 first month's payment on any new volkswagen. visit vwdealer.com today. on any new volkswagen. try running four.n
we've passed it in the house to keep the tax rates where they are to stave this off for a moment. and democrats say we won't pass that because we want the rates to go up for the top bracket. so the question is, what does this opening move look like? i don't think there will be much agreement on even what the opening move looks like, moving forward. >> we don't want to be pessimistic, it is almost thanksgiving, let's all just wish each other happy thanksgiving, and wish all of our...
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payers get $100 of our money back, of our tax money that has gone to the government. that we be allowed to use that by designated it to any candidate or any political party or committee. that raise as great deal of money that does not come from lobbyists, that doesn't come from the one-third of the one percent but comes from the rest of the country. we believe that that is something that americans will be excited about because it gives them skin in the >> we've heard a lot of solutions today. obviously the best one is mine. what we need is a constitutional amendment to clean up our politics. we got to get money out of those politics because it is buying our politicians. of course there are different ways to get at that amendment. i think the convention is the best way. but i want everybody fighting with all their different ways and different ideas to make sure that we end the corruption. >> michael: i think trevor potter's voucher idea sounds cool. if you like cenk's idea, go to www.wolf-pac.com. when we come back i have a special report about how they're still trying
payers get $100 of our money back, of our tax money that has gone to the government. that we be allowed to use that by designated it to any candidate or any political party or committee. that raise as great deal of money that does not come from lobbyists, that doesn't come from the one-third of the one percent but comes from the rest of the country. we believe that that is something that americans will be excited about because it gives them skin in the >> we've heard a lot of solutions...
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these are people who pay no income tax, 47% of americans pay no income tax. so my job is not to worry about those people. >> mitt romney's famous comments on the 47% raise two questions. how can he say that? how can he say a single mom working two jobs and taking advantage of the child tax credit and a senior that worked all of his life and enjoying the years of his life that he paid into how can he say they refuse to take responsibility for their lives? the other question was what the hell did he mean? romney said the 47% likely to vote for obama were the same 47% who didn't pay federal income taxes and are the same 47% who are dependent on government? that's not even a little bit true, not a little. a lot of the folks who don't pay federal income taxes are seniors, the most republican leaning age group in the country and there is no 47% in the country that refuses to take responsibility for their lives. they just don't exist. romney wasn't all wrong. the number 47% really did hold the key to this election. it was not the number of people who vote for obama.
these are people who pay no income tax, 47% of americans pay no income tax. so my job is not to worry about those people. >> mitt romney's famous comments on the 47% raise two questions. how can he say that? how can he say a single mom working two jobs and taking advantage of the child tax credit and a senior that worked all of his life and enjoying the years of his life that he paid into how can he say they refuse to take responsibility for their lives? the other question was what the...
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like the earned income tax credit. and you were talking about not only a lot of retirees, you're talking about the entire enlisted corp, the united states military and it was an awful statement. and i think he paid a tremendous price for it. it just as you conceive of a presidential campaign you don't want to push people out in a way. it's not a zero sum game where in order to get 50 plus 1 we're going to stigmatize 47%. politics is a game of addition. this is what david and the obama campaign understood so brilliantly is how do we assemble a coalition of voters to get a majority of the vote? to get a majority of the vote?
like the earned income tax credit. and you were talking about not only a lot of retirees, you're talking about the entire enlisted corp, the united states military and it was an awful statement. and i think he paid a tremendous price for it. it just as you conceive of a presidential campaign you don't want to push people out in a way. it's not a zero sum game where in order to get 50 plus 1 we're going to stigmatize 47%. politics is a game of addition. this is what david and the obama campaign...
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we passed it in the house to keep the tax rates where they are, to stave off the fiscal cliffs. and democrats say we won't pass anything that extends the ratings for everybody. so the question is, what does this opening move look like. i don't think there will be much agreement on even what the opening move looks like, moving forward. >> we don't want to be pessimistic, it is almost thanksgiving, let's all just wish each other happy thanksgiving, and wish all of our politicians to come back afterwards and just get some deals done. thank you both very much for joining me. >> thank you for having us. >> and we'll be right back. con- still the most dependable, longest-lasting full-size pickups on the road. and now we've also been recognized for lowest total cost of ownership -- based on important things, like depreciation, fuel, and maintenance costs. and now trade up to get a 2012 chevy silverado all-star edition with a total value of $9,000. from outstanding value to standing the test of time, chevy runs deep. well, having a ton of locations doesn't hurt. and my daughter loves th
we passed it in the house to keep the tax rates where they are, to stave off the fiscal cliffs. and democrats say we won't pass anything that extends the ratings for everybody. so the question is, what does this opening move look like. i don't think there will be much agreement on even what the opening move looks like, moving forward. >> we don't want to be pessimistic, it is almost thanksgiving, let's all just wish each other happy thanksgiving, and wish all of our politicians to come...
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like the earned income tax credit. and you were talking about not only a lot of retirees, you're talking about the entire enlisted corp, the united states military and it was an awful statement. and i think he paid a tremendous price for it. it just as you conceive of a presidential campaign you don't want to push people out in a way. it's not a zero sum game where in order to get 50 plus 1 we're going to stigmatize 47%. politics is a game of addition. this is what david and the obama campaign understood so brilliantly is how do we assemble a coalition of voters to get a majority of the vote? and i do think if you look at that coalition that's been assembled i suspect it will be enduring for some time in the way the reagan coalition was and the obama coalition will be. but it was a bad moment for the romney campaign in this election. >> david mentioned in his opening remarks 47%. it was co-incidentle i think that president obama last 47% and you said that the 47% mr. romney was refering to was republicans. that was coi
like the earned income tax credit. and you were talking about not only a lot of retirees, you're talking about the entire enlisted corp, the united states military and it was an awful statement. and i think he paid a tremendous price for it. it just as you conceive of a presidential campaign you don't want to push people out in a way. it's not a zero sum game where in order to get 50 plus 1 we're going to stigmatize 47%. politics is a game of addition. this is what david and the obama campaign...
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if you get rid of a tax loophole, that's raising taxes. he sent a letter to tom cobuln and said you can't do that because when you eliminate a tax loophole that's eliminating taxes and tom coburn sent a letter back sending him to pound sand and we need -- and i think representative ellison knows this better than i do. there are good republicans out there. >> no doubt. >> who i believe are not going to take the lead of this delaying and ofiscating leadership. you can name some of the house i'm sure, keith. so we've got to be willing to move this country ahead and know that that means entitlement cuts, spending cuts, and increasing revenues. >> they are not only good republicans, they are good politicians because when you look at grover's losers, candidates who sign, there's no type of pledge. so many lost. 24 republicans for the senate, 55 republicans for the house to sign that pledge lost. it doesn't even make good political sense anymore. >> you know, reverend, can i just add, i think when you call on members of congress to do right by th
if you get rid of a tax loophole, that's raising taxes. he sent a letter to tom cobuln and said you can't do that because when you eliminate a tax loophole that's eliminating taxes and tom coburn sent a letter back sending him to pound sand and we need -- and i think representative ellison knows this better than i do. there are good republicans out there. >> no doubt. >> who i believe are not going to take the lead of this delaying and ofiscating leadership. you can name some of the...